Sunday, 29 May 2016

A building printed by 3D Printer

Use of 3D printers is increasing day by day and the technology is improving at a fast rate. Dubai has achieved a new stepping stone in 3D printing, they just printed an office building with the use of a 3D printer. The building is situated in Dubai Emirates Towers Complex.

The building was made by a very large 3D printer which measured about (6x36x12)m. Most of the work was done by the printer and the structure of the building was almost ready in 17 days. Some small printers were also deployed for the work. This shows the future of architecture depends on 3D printing.


The deployment of workforce was also utterly less, only seven persons to install the building's components, some technical staff for the technical issues and only a single staff member for operating the printer's function.

The actual budget of the building was not revealed yet sources confirm that the price was near about half cost when it was build using the 3D printer.

This makes Dubai and United Arab Emirates a world leader in 3D printing techniques and usage.